How Did I Jump To the Head of the First Class Queue?
Feb 6, 2015 | 7:06 am
#18
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Formerly at PIT, now planted near MSP.
Programs: No flights since April 2019 (Medical Issues). Lost all my status.
Posts: 1,483
Looks like I received more than a 50% bonus for SkyMiles, but no bonus for MQM. Here is the summary from my PIT-DTW-MSP trip:
* 1028 MQMs
* 685 "Base" miles
* 411 "Bonus" miles
* 1096 "Total" miles
Mar 16, 2015 | 6:06 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Formerly at PIT, now planted near MSP.
Programs: No flights since April 2019 (Medical Issues). Lost all my status.
Posts: 1,483
It Happened Again.... This Time as an FO
My 6pm from MDW to PIT via DTW, arriving PIT at 11pm, was delayed one hour. I changed to the 5pm via MSP, arriving in PIT at 10:30pm. Somehow I was placed as #1 of 30+ on the upgrade list. Here I am sitting in 1D awaiting takeoff for the MSP to PIT leg.
Last edited by RRDD; Mar 16, 2015 at 6:12 pm
Mar 16, 2015 | 6:19 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, Hertz Platinum, Sixt Diamond, LHW Aurelian, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,668
I've only had this happen once. My HPN-MSP was delayed and they allowed me to switch to a JFK-MSP instead and I was instantly placed in first class because of the Y rebooking. However I didn't get the bonus mqm. I did call in to ask about it and was told that I was not eligible for it as I hadn't "paid" for the Y fare
Mar 16, 2015 | 8:19 pm
#22
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: TPA
Programs: United - PG, Marriott Silver
Posts: 1,625
In my experience you always jump lots of people when you rebook because of IROPS. I just posted in another thread the other day about ending up 2/49 as an FO after rebooking. In fact, if you have multiple options after the need to be rebooked last minute, and one or more of those options is Y = 0 F > 0, you can book directly into F, even when other options in Y are available.
I have never gotten an MQM bonus in these situation.
I have never gotten an MQM bonus in these situation.